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Hens Storm Back to Beat Knights

The Mud Hens scored two in the eighth inning and one in the ninth to edge the Charlotte Knights 6-5.  Dane Sardinha drove in the winning run with a solo homer while Jeff Larish, Mike Hessman and Michael Hollimon all went yard.  For Hessman, it’s his 17th homer of the season and six homeruns in […]

Hens Lose to Clippers In Ninth Inning

by @ Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008. Filed under Mike Hessman, Dane Sardinha, Toledo Mud Hens - April 2008, Francis Beltran, Francisco Cruceta

Francis Beltran gave up two runs in the ninth inning and he took the loss as the Hens lost to the Clippers 5-3.  Far and away the pitching star was Francisco Cruceta, who made his minor league debut today.  He threw three shutout innings and he struck out six without giving up a hit.
Mike Hessman […]

Virgil Vasquez Strikes Out Eight In Mud Hens Win

by @ Thursday, April 3rd, 2008. Filed under Preston Larrison, Mike Hessman, Timo Perez, Virgil Vasquez, Dane Sardinha, Blaine Neal, Toledo Mud Hens - April 2008

Virgil Vasquez picked up his first win of the season with an impressive pitching performance in Toledo’s home opener.  He gave up just a single run on three hits and a walk with eight strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings.  Preston Larrison gave up a run in his single inning and Blaine Neal pitched a perfect […]

Mud Hens Come Back Falls Short In Loss to Bats

by @ Wednesday, August 29th, 2007. Filed under Dane Sardinha, Erick Almonte, Anastacio Martinez, Toledo Mud Hens - August 2007

The Mud Hens turned a seven run deficit into a one run game with a late inning rally but 9-8 is as close as they’d get.  Anastatcio Martinez was shelled and he gave up eight runs on seven hits and four walks with two strikeouts in just 2 1/3 innings.  The loss drops him to […]

Dane Sardinha Drives Home Winning Run In Ninth in Mud Hens Win

by @ Tuesday, August 14th, 2007. Filed under Virgil Vasquez, Dane Sardinha, Erick Almonte, Toledo Mud Hens - August 2007, Macay McBride

Dane Sardinha singled home Erick Almonte in the top of the ninth inning as the Hens topped the Tide 4-3.  Almonte finished the game with two hits and as did Sardinha.
Macay McBride picked up the win with three shutout innings in his Toledo debut.  Virgil Vasquez was rolling in his start but Norfolk touched him […]

Dennis Tankersley Pitches Hens to Win Over Indianapolis

by @ Saturday, August 11th, 2007. Filed under Chris Shelton, Dennis Tankersley, Dane Sardinha, Toledo Mud Hens - August 2007

Dennis Tankersley got off to a rough start but he settled down and improved to 9-6 in the Hens 4-2 win over Indianapolis.  He gave up the two runs on five hits and three walks with eight strikeouts in eight innings of work.
Dane Sardinha belted a two run homer in the seventh inning to help […]

Virgil Vasquez Is Hit Hard In Hens Loss

by @ Friday, August 10th, 2007. Filed under Brent Clevlen, Virgil Vasquez, Dane Sardinha, Toledo Mud Hens - August 2007

Virgil Vasquez fell to 10-5 on the season with a tough start in the Mud Hens 9-3 loss to Durham.  He gave up five runs (four earned) on eleven hits with three strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings.
Dane Sardinha went two for four with two RBIs.  Brent Clevlen went two for three with a walk.

Dane Sardinha Homers Three Times, Drives In Seven In Hens Win

by @ Tuesday, July 31st, 2007. Filed under Ron Chiavacci, Dane Sardinha, Erick Almonte, Toledo Mud Hens - July 2007

Dane Sardinha had a career day at the plate in the Mudhens 10-3 blowout win over Richmond.  He belted three homers and drove in seven runs in the game.  Prior to that, Sardinha had hit only four homeruns the entire season so the offensive explosion was somewhat surprising.  Erick Almonte also pitched in with a […]

Virgil Vasquez Pitches Hens to Win Over Richmond

by @ Monday, July 30th, 2007. Filed under Chris Shelton, Virgil Vasquez, Dane Sardinha, Toledo Mud Hens - July 2007

Virgil Vasquez improved to 10-3 on the season with a nice start in the Hens’ 2-1 win over Richmond.  He gave up one run on three hits and two walks with three strikeouts in six innings of work.
Both Mudhen’s runs came via solo homeruns.  Chris Shelton and Dane Sardinha both yard for the Mud Hens.  […]

Mud Hens Edge Ottawa in Twelve Innings

by @ Wednesday, June 20th, 2007. Filed under Yorman Bazardo, Ramon Santiago, Virgil Vasquez, Dane Sardinha, Toledo Mud Hens - June 2007

The Mud Hens managed only four hits in a twelve inning game but they still walked away with a 2-1 win.  Dane Sardinha drew a bases loaded walk in the top of the twelth to win it for the Hens.  Ramon Santiago had two of the four hits and he scored the first run for […]

Mike Hessman Hits Seventeenth Homer In Mud Hens Win

by @ Thursday, June 7th, 2007. Filed under Mike Hessman, Dennis Tankersley, Dane Sardinha, Toledo Mud Hens - May 2007

Mike Hessman homered for the fifth time in ten games as he continued to knock the ball over the fence.  It was his seventeenth homerun of the season and he finished the game two for three with a double, the homerun, two RBIs and two runs.  Dane Sardinha went two for four with a double, […]

Mud Hens Edge Bats In Ten Innings

The Mud Hens came back from a 7-0 deficit to beat Louisville and they had some late inning heroics to get it done.  Mike Hessman drove home Ryan Rayburn in the bottom of the ninth to send the game into extra frames while David Espinosa scored on a wild pitch in the bottom of the […]

Mud Hens Lose To Red Sox In Ten Innings

by @ Sunday, May 13th, 2007. Filed under Ron Chiavacci, Mike Hessman, Jason Karnuth, Jeremy Johnson, Dane Sardinha, Toledo Mud Hens - May 2007

You have to feel for Ron Chiavacci.  He gave up just one run on five hits with five strikeouts in 6 2/3 innings only to see the pen blow the game in the ninth and lose it in the tenth.  Jason Karnuth gave up the two ninth inning runs to send the game into extra […]

Mud Hens Beat Yankees In Ten Innings

by @ Wednesday, May 2nd, 2007. Filed under Toledo Mud Hens - April 2007, Tim Byrdak, Jack Hannahan, Virgil Vasquez, Dane Sardinha

Dane Sardinha drove home Jack Hannahan in the bottom of the tenth inning as the Mud Hens beat the Yankees 2-1 in ten innings.  Hannahan was one of the three Mud Hens to finish with two hits in the game.
Virgil Vasquez got it done again and he ’s looking better and better as the season […]

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